Ventilating and heating system



Jan. 19, 1932. E; KELLY 1,841,957

VENTILATING AND HEATING SYSTEM Filed Feb. 7, 1950 2 Sheets-Sheet 1Inven'ior EDuM/FDPKSLLX y 2mm ,4 itomey Jan. 19, 1?:32. E. R KELLY I1,841,957

VENTILATING AND HEATING SYSTEM Filed Feb. '7, 1950 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Inuen tor [OW/9E0 P/i ELL X A iiomey Patented Jan. 19, 1932 EDWARD P.KELLY, OF BROOKLYN, NEV YORK VENTILATING MD HEATING SYSTEM Applicationfiled February 7, 1930. Serial No. 426,868.

This invention relates to improvements in ventilating and heatingsystems particularly for homes, oflice buildings, hotels, apartmentbuildings and the like.

in important object of the invention is to provide, in a manner ashereinafter set forth, a heating system of the aforementioned characterwhich embodies means for supplying fresh, heated air to a building andfor simultaneously exhausting the air from said building in a manner toprovide a continuous circulation of fresh air therethrough.

Another important object of the invention is to provide a ventilatingand heating system of the character set forth which embodies means forfiltering the fresh air before its entrance into the building and whichfurther embodies means for expeditiously cleansing the filtering mediumwhen it is so desired.

Another important object of the invention is to provide a ventilatingand heating system which is adapted for use or installation in abuilding of any height and having any v number of rooms therein.

A further object of the invention is to provide, in a manner ashereinafter set forth, a ventilating and heating system of theaforementioned character which embodies mechanical means foraccelerating the exhaustion of the air from the building.

Still further objects of the invention are to provide a ventilating andheating system for homes, buildings, etc. which will be simple inconstruction, strong, durable, eficient in its use and which may bemanufactured at means and the heating means which is associated withsaid. intake means.

Figure 3 a fragmentary vertical sectional View through one of the wallsof the building showing one of the fresh air discharge registerstherein.

Figure at is detail view in section showing the exhaust fan which isinterposed in the exhaust air conduit.

Referring to the drawings detail, the reference ch racter 1 designategenerally the building in which the vcntilatn g' and heating systemconstituting thi invention is installed, said building comprising aplurality of stories separatedby the floors 2 and each floor divided bythe partition 3 to provide the rooms at and 5 on each floor. it is to beunderstood that the building may have any desired number of stories andfurther that said stories l11& l38 divided into as many rooms asdesired.

Extending upwardly through the building and preferably through one ofthe walls thereof from the basement 6 is a tubular air conducting pipe 7which extends through the roof 8 of said building and terminates in agoose necl: 9. The lower end of the air con ducting pipe 7 is closed, asindicated at 10 and a conduit 11 communicates with the lower end portionof the conduit 7 within the basement 6. The conduit 11 communicates withthe lower end portion of the condint-s12 which extend upwardly throughone of the walls of the building and communicate with the rooms thereinthrough the medium of the branch outlet pipes 13 (see Figure 3) whichpreferably have their free ends covered by a register, not shown. Aconduit 12 is to be provided for each tier of rooms in the building.

A water heating unit 14 of any desired type is disposed in the basement6 of the building and has an elongated substantially inverted U-shapedhot water conducting pipe 15 operatively connected thereto, said pipe 15being disposed longitudinally through the conduit 7 in a manner to heatthe fresh air passing downwardly through said conduit. The pipe 15 isinserted through the closed end 10 of the conduit 7, as clearly seen inFigure 2 of the drawings.

On the free end of the goose neck 9 of the fresh air conduit 7 is afiltering unit 16 for the purpose of cleansing the air as it enters theconduit 7. Disposed above the filtering unit 16 is a spray nozzle 17mounted on the end of the water pipe 18 and adapted to discharge wateron the filtering unit 16 in a manner to clean the same when it is sodesired. To this end the water pipe 18 is provided with a control valve19 which may be situated at any convenient point for use.

Also communicating with each of the roo s 4 and 5 of each story of thebuilding through the medium of the registers 20 are the air exhaustpipes 21 which communicate, at their upper ends, with a common dischargepipe 22 which extends through the rooms 8 of the building and hasmounted for rotation on its upper end a wind actuated hood 23. Anelectrically driven exhaust fan 24 is interposed in the pipe 22 forcreating an artificial draft in the conduit 21. As illustrated toadvantage in Figure l of the drawings the fresh air inlets 13 aredisposed adjacent the floors of the rooms and at one side thereof andthe exhaust registers 20 are disposed adjacent the ceiling of the roomsand on the opposite sides thereof from the inlet openings 13. It willfurther be seen that the conduits 12 and 21 extend into the basement 6of the building and communicate therewith in a manner to also thoroughlyventilate and heat the same.

In use, the fan 24: creates a suction in the conduits 21 which draws theair from the rooms 4 and 5 of the building in a manner which will bereadily understood. The exhaustion of the air from the rooms 4 and 5draws fresh air downwardly through the conduit 7, the conduit 11, theconduits 12 and the discharge outlets 13 and it will thus be seen that acontinuous circulation of fresh air is had in said rooms. As the airenters the goose neck it is thoroughly cleansed by the filtering unit 16and as said air passes downwardly through the conduit 7 it is heated bycontact with the hot water pipe 15. As before stated, the filtering unit16 may be periodically cleansed by discharging Water therethrough fromthe nozzle 17 mounted on the pipe 18 through the medium of the controlvalve 19.

It is believed that the many advantages of a ventilating and heatingsystem constructed in accordance with this invention will be readilyunderstood, and although the preferred embodiment of the invention is asillustrated and described, it is to be understood that changes in thedetails of construction may be had which will fall within the scope ofthe invention as claimed.

If desired a thermostat may be incorporated in the heating unit toautomatically regulate the heat produced thereby.

What is claimed is z A ventilating and heating system for buildings ofthe character described comprising in combination an exhaust conduitcommunicating with the rooms of the building, an exhaust fan disposed inthe conduit adapted to draw air therethrough from the rooms, a fresh airsupply pipe communicating with the rooms, a hot water conducting pipeextending longitudinally through the fresh air supply conduit andadapted to heat the air as the same passes therethrough, a heating unitoperatively connected with the hot water con ducting pipe, said airconducting pipe extending vertically through the building and projectingupwardly through the rooms thereof, a goose neck on the upper end of thefresh air supply conduit, an air filtering unit disposed in the lowerend portion of the goose neck, a water spray nozzle mounted above theair filtering unit and adapted to spray water thereon in a manner tocleanse the same, and a control valve disposed in the last named waterconducting pipe.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

EDlVAR-D P. KELLY.

